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What features to look for when buying a microscope?

I have been looking at different microscopes for soldering, specifically for micro-soldering (SMDs). I have seen the dinky USB microscopes, the smaller pedestal-type with small screens, units mounted ...
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Has any implementation succeeded to have shared key inside chipset and protect it from exploits?

Since there is a lot of demonstration like using SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) to read bits from ROM through the scanned image of chipset, is there any implementation that has managed to succeed ...
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USB digital microscope and ESD safety (maybe power supply problem)

I have an ESD mat, ESD wrist strap and a Chinese USB (power only) digital microscope(Andonstar ADSM201.) I use the microscope for soldering and inspection at home for hobby projects. The microscope ...
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Can I read programmed content inside any sort of non-volatile re-programmable memory device with Microscope, X-ray, etc.?

Non-volatile re-programmable memory like NAND flash, NOR flash, and etc. stores information in forms of electron charges and doesn't change in structural forms that can be inspected with X-ray or ...
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Boom stand or articulating clamp trinocular microscope?

What's the downside for each? Is the boom stand more steady, but takes up more desk space? I'm debating between the two, but I can't seen to find any info on the pros/cons of each type.
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